Kwara police commissioner meets NANS over flight operations shutdown directive

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara 

The newly posted Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Paul Odama, on Monday urged the leadership of the state chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to shelve the planned shutdown of flight operations at the Ilorin International Airport.

The national executive of NANS had directed the shutting down of flight operations at airports in the Southwest in solidarity with members of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU), who are on strike.

Speaking in a meeting with the students, Odama said they should allow the Federal Government and ASUU settle their differences amicably.

The CP said that he was ready at all times to cooperate with the students as well as expecting them to reciprocate, explaining to them the danger inherent in embarking on such economically damaging protest which could be hijacked by hoodlums, like it happened during the EndSars protest of 2020.

In his response, the president of the students’ union, Mr. Suleiman Issa, reiterated his unalloyed support and admiration to the Kwara State Police Command and told the commissioner of the collaboration between the association and the police in the state.

He promised not to do anything that could jeopardize the cordial relationship and the fragile peace existing in the state, 

He explained that the directive to shut down the airports by NANS is only binding on the Zone D axis of the association which comprises of states in the South West of the country, while Kwara State is in Zone C, comprising states in North central axis.

He commended Odama for inviting him and members of his executive for the parley, promising to cooperate with the command in a bid to making the command succeeds in her onerous task of providing safety and security for the people and residents of Kwara State.

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